Cannabis on Trial
-
President of cannabis club has expansion plans
Posted on January 10th, 2010 by Cam Wright (Dakta Bourbon) | Filed under Cannabis on Trial, Featured, Legalization, News, The Daktory. 18 Comments »
This article also has a video that can be viewed on the 3news website.
By Simon Shepherd
A man who has been operating a cannabis club in west Auckland for the last year plans to set up similar clubs throughout the country.
He calls himself “Dakta Green”, and claims his members have been freely flouting the law until police raided his house last week.
Members of the “Daktory” club, run by Mr Green, pay a fee to smoke cannabis.
-
Police Raid The Daktory
Posted on January 10th, 2010 by Cam Wright (Dakta Bourbon) | Filed under Blog, Cannabis on Trial, Featured, Information, News, The Daktory. 3 Comments »
Dakta Green:
Police raid my home (The Daktory).
Yesterday (Saturday January 9 2010) about 12 New Zealand Police walked through my open door, entered The Daktory for the first time in the 14 months we have been open and exercised a search warrant. They found a few plants and a couple of ounces. I was arrested, charged with cultivation of cannabis and released on bail.
Today Sunday News have a front page headline “Pot shops to open across NZ” followed by a two page spread.
Lets hope we see some of this on the 6pm news, the more media coverage the better.
Stuff.co.nz have a poll going with the article posted this morning about The Daktory, current votes are: Yes, it should be decriminalised: 552 votes, 62.8%, No, the laws are fine: 327 votes, 37.2%, so it seems the NZ public is heading in the right direction.
-
Dakta Green vs Police
Posted on January 5th, 2010 by Dakta Green | Filed under Blog, Cannabis on Trial, Legalization, News, The Daktory. 12 Comments »
New Zealand Police mounted a three day operation against The Daktory last Thursday, Friday,and Saturday. (31st December 2009, 1st and 2nd January 2010)
This involved Police parking up the street then following and stopping our members as they left The Daktory.
For some reason Police think they have the right to randomly stop and search people and vehicles for no other reason but they were departing The Daktory. “A known cannabis haunt”, according to Police.
Unfortunately for Police, their actions are illegal and a formal complaint is being prepared.
After suffering this nonsense for 2 days a plan was hatched should Police return for a third day. They did and the plan was implemented to perfection. The plan was simple. Dakta Green would drive away from The Daktory (his home and current court approved bail address) driving another members car with that member in the passenger seat and a cameraman filming from the rear seat he would circle the block and pull up back outside The Daktory. Would Police take the bait? They sure did.
Unlawful behavior by Police officers is never acceptable in a free and democratic society. Even if they are trying to catch ‘bad’ guys, Police must at all times comply with the law.
‘Tipping out’ cars and searching the occupants for no reason other than they have left The Daktory is illegal.
See you in Court
Dakta Green
-
Cannabis vs The Courts
Posted on December 14th, 2009 by Dakta Green | Filed under Cannabis on Trial, Featured, History, Legalization, News, Press Releases. 3 Comments »
CANNABIS RIGHTS TRIAL NEXT MONDAY 21st December 2009. Auckland District Court.
In a legal first for New Zealand, The founder of The Daktory, New Zealand’s first Cannabis club will appear in court next Monday to argue that Cannabis laws are a breach of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. The Daktory has been operating openly for the last year and has over two thousand members.
Dakta Green, will appear in court to argue for a stay of criminal proceedings following arrests made during decriminalisation protests held in 2007.
“I want the whole thing thrown out” said Dakta Green. “Alcohol causes more harm than cannabis but alcohol users are protected by law. Cannabis users are persecuted. The laws are discriminatory. They don’t work and they are unjust. Police and the Courts have got better things to do than chase after the likes of me and the 800,000 other people who smoke cannabis each year in New Zealand.”
Dakta Green, an experienced political campaigner, intends to pursue his claims all the way to the Supreme Court if he needs to. “We will never give up fighting for our rights as citizens.”
Arguing that cannabis laws are a breach of civil and human rights have never been tried before in a New Zealand court. If successful with his application, Dakta Green will set a ground breaking legal precedent.
-
Stay of Proceedings Application
Posted on December 10th, 2009 by Dakta Green | Filed under Cannabis on Trial, Featured, Legalization, News, The Daktory. 3 Comments »
I filed this application a few hours ago in the Auckland District Court. We go to court on December 21st 2009 to argue the merits. (I expect to win)
APPLICATION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS
May it please the Court;
1. My name is Dakta Green.
2. I am not a lawyer, nor do I have any special legal training. That said, I have chosen to represent myself in these proceedings because I seek to focus on my fundamental rights as a citizen, as opposed to any complicated legal arguments that may otherwise be advanced.
3. My application for a stay of proceedings is founded upon the following general propositions:
· Because of my pro cannabis beliefs I have been, and continue to be, subjected to “cruel or disproportionately severe treatment or punishment” in breach of section 9 of the New Zealand Bill or Rights Act 1990 (NZBORA).
· By denying me the right to possess cannabis, the State is subjecting me to “medical or scientific experimentation” without my consent in breach of section 10 of the NZBORA.
· I have been subjected to arbitrary arrest and detention in breach of section 22 of the NZBORA.
· Because the courts in New Zealand have not to date accepted medical necessity as a defence to any cannabis charges, my right to a fair trial under section 25(a) NZBORA has been breached.
· I contend that the current law prohibiting the personal use of cannabis is hopelessly outdated and plain wrong. This law is widely ignored and/or breached by members of our society such that the law should no longer be enforced by the courts of the land. This law is an “ass” and for the general good of the community it should be recognised as such.
-
Dakta in the house
Posted on December 4th, 2009 by Cam Wright (Dakta Bourbon) | Filed under Cannabis on Trial, Featured, Information, News, The Daktory. No Comments »
He calls himself Dakta Green.
The 59-year-old has been jailed in California and New Zealand for cultivating cannabis but has no plans to change his ways.
Dakta is a strong activist for law reform surrounding the drug and has been pushing for its legalisation since 1999.
He’s even set up a cannabis club in a New Lynn warehouse known as the Daktory. Read the rest of this entry »
-
Massachusetts’ wheels look to be rolling
Posted on October 15th, 2009 by Cam Wright (Dakta Bourbon) | Filed under Cannabis on Trial, Information, News. 2 Comments »
Much like the path that The Daktory’s own Dakta Green will be taking in December this year, The case for legalisation is being argued in Massachusetts’ court.
from NORML.org
Harvard Law School Professor Charles Nesson will be arguing the appeal of my marijuana conviction for sharing a joint at the 2007 Boston Freedom Rally on the historic Boston Common with High Times associate publisher Rick Cusick. We both took the stand at our trial and testified under oath that we were certainly sharing a joint, and were protesting the constitutionality of the very marijuana laws under which we were arrested. Read the rest of this entry » -
Cannabis to go on Trial
Posted on September 12th, 2009 by Dakta Green | Filed under Cannabis on Trial, Events, Information, News. 3 Comments »
Cannabis to go on trial
After more than thirty years since enactment, the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 will face a major challenge when the well known cannabis dactivist, Dakta Green, puts cannabis on trial.
“For the first time since the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 came into force, cannabis will be subjected to the scrutiny of the court.
My stay of proceedings application will be based on my interpretation of section 9 of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990.9. Right not to be subjected to torture or cruel treatment
Everyone has the right not to be subjected to torture or to cruel, degrading, or disproportionately severe treatment or punishment.
I read this section as follows: Everyone has the right not to be subjected to disproportionately severe treatment or punishment.
My argument has two main thrusts. Read the rest of this entry »
-
Cannabis Cup halts Election Campaign
Posted on May 30th, 2009 by Dakta Green | Filed under Cannabis on Trial, Featured, The Daktory. No Comments »
There will be no campaigning tonight.
Dakta Green will be attending the 6th annual Cannabis Cup at a ’secret’ location somewhere in New Zealand.
Full report from this prestigious event tomorrow.
-
Return sanity to Parliament – Vote Dakta Green
Posted on May 21st, 2009 by Dakta Green | Filed under Blog, Cannabis on Trial, History, Information, Legalization, News. No Comments »
Before you vote on 13 June ‘09 in the Mt Albert by-election, please view this movie. ‘The Union’. The most important documentary you will watch this decade.
Now cast your vote for Dakta Green.
They cannot sustain a lie.
Send Dakta Green to Parliament and this insanity will end.
Voters of Mt Albert – you have that power.
Thank You
Dakta Green
- Categories
- Archives
- Network
- Meta
